Why, when and how to prune squash plants. It is not a prerequisite that you need to prune squash plants, they will grow ...

The broad squash leaves keep the soil cool and may block some weeds. Corn provides a support for bean vines, and the beans fix nitrogen in the soil. When planting butternut squash, choose a site ...

Squash are among the most popular and productive of the warm-season vegetables. Most gardeners need only a few plants to supply them with an abundance of squash, and now is an excellent time to ...

Yet nothing quite matches the words I heard a respected Irish grower give a new allotmenter, anxious that he might have bitten off more than he could chew: ‘Sure as shite, y’should give up half of it ...

Have you ever wondered how to grow pumpkins at home? Learn about growing pumpkins in your garden, different squash and pumpkin types, and when to pick pumpkins. Our pumpkin patch is one of our ...

Once established, summer squash plants can continue to grow, producing female flowers and new squash throughout the growing season. How long they’ll keep yielding depends mostly on the variety ...

Basil can deter several pests from tomato plants, including aphids, tomato hornworms, mosquitoes, fruit flies, and thrips. It ...

What the label doesn’t say is that even self-pollinating plants do better when there’s another one nearby. This is true of tomatoes, squash, cherries, and all other self-pollinating plants.

One way to do so: Select resistant varieties. Some plants, like cucumbers, squash, grapes, roses and phlox are particularly susceptible to it. But many species have cropped up over the years that ...

Vining types were included as one of the three sisters (corn, beans & squash) in indigenous plantings as each provides a benefit for the other two plants. Not only are squash easy to grow but many ...